Automatic cash-carrier



NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM S. LAMSON, OB LOWELL, ASSIGNOR T0 TEE LAMSON OASE OARRIEB OOMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACEIUSETTS.

AUTOMATIC GASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 258,584, da.ted May 30, 1882.

Applioation file l December 3, 1879.

T0 all zchom it may concern Be it known that l, WILLIAM S. LAMSON,

'0f Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massaohusetts, have invented certain new aud useful Improvements in Automatic Oash-Carriers, 0f which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to oppositely-iuclined ways oonnectingthe stations of salesmen ancl the cashiers desk in a store, anti rolling boxes o1 hollow spheres moved on said ways by the force 0f gravity, and t0 the construction 0f such ways ancl boxes in order to retain said. boxes upon said ways, to 0pen and close said boxes, and to prevent saicl boxes from opening while traveling 011 said ways.

111 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the inclined ways as applied in a shop o1 store, also a oashiers desl; and counter. Fig. 2 isa vertioal seotion of the box and cover through the hinge and catoh, and Fig. 3 is a. horizontal section 0f the ball or the top of the box. Fig. 4 is a small portion of the box, showin g the beveled eatoh-pin.

N N and D D are inclined ways secured to the walls of a sture. In these ways run the balls B. The balls or rolling boxes B B am hollow spheres, each cousisting of two unequal segn1ents, the smaller one, B, beingthe cover ahd the larger one, B, being the hox proper. T0 connect the hox and cover together 2b hole, 0, is drilled in the b0x B, at right angles to the top of the same, and in this hole is placed a stud e, the upper eud of which is provided with a. screw-thread, d, und scrowed' into the cover B. The lower end of the stud e has a heacl o1 enlargement, (see Fig. 2,) whioh is slottecl, so that the stud e may be turned by a screw-driver. The upper end of the hole 0 is bushecl to fit said stml. A sgring, f, of spiral form surrounds the stud e, betweeu the head or lower end of the latter and the bushing c, 0ne end of the spring heing secured to t he bushing c and the other encl to the lower encl of said stud. This spring holds the Cover B down upon tho box B, ancl also swings the cover rouncl upon said stud and opens the hox whenever the oatch releases the cover. The distanco t0 which the hox can be openecl is delermined by the length of the groove h,

.used,

(which groove is an arc of a ci rele cut in the top of the box B about the stud e as a center) into which groove 2b pin g, securely driven into the bottom ofthe cover B, enters. On the opposite side of the box und parallel to the stud e is a pin, a, provided with a shoulder, around whioh pin and. under which shoulder is a spiral spring, b, whioh throws said pin a up, (iuto the oover B if the cove r he closed,) the cover beim g provided with a hole to receive the upper end of the pin a. 'lhe pin aand spring b together forr'n a catch to keep thebox closed.

when desired. The pin a is bevelecl on top on one side so thatit may be forced down by shuttingthe cover.

'lhe inclinecl way N N consists of zu trough ofsuitable size placed against; the Wall of a store, saloon, 01 other plaoe, an 1 inelinin g fronn a point conveniently near the position oecupied by a. salesman at the councer y to the desk a; of the cashier. Below the way N N is another way, D D, inclinecl in oho opposite (lirection and running from the cashiers desk to a. point below tl1e end N of the first-named way. These ways, where oonvenient to do so, are plaoed behind the shelves 011 which the goods are plaoed.

A salesumn receiving money from a austomer at the counter y opens the ball B by pressing down tho shoulder of the pin a, thus allowing the cover B to swing open, plaoes the money, witha memomndum of price, in the hollow Z 0f said ball, swings the cover intoits place, where it is retained by the pin a, and places the ball, with its contents, on the way N N. The ball then travels by its own weight; to the desk of the casbier, who removes the money and sends back the empty hell, or the ball oontaining the eustomers change, by the lower way, D D, so the salesman.

Any desired number of these ways may be oommunicating with different arts 0f a. and spouts orshort; ways comn1unicathe placed at couing with the way N N may venient intervals to servo for a nuxnber of 5 salesmen.

The use ol this invention dispenseswith cash-boys, and thereby effects a considerable saving of money aml the noise of oalling the boys i'rom distant parts of the store. 'lhis device is always on band and works promptly and efliciently.

I claim as my invention 1. In a cash-carrier for stores, the combina- 5 tion of oppositelyinclined ways N N D D,

and a rolling cash holder 0r box, B B, substantially as and f0r the purpose specifled.

2. In a cash-carrier f0r stores, the combination 0f oppositely-inclined ways N N D D, 10 adapted to the cashiers desk 00 und counter 4 ofa store, and hollowrolling ballsB B, adapted to receive and carry cash on said wz'1ys, as and f0r the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the countersyand desk a: ofa store, of twoways,N N D D, con- 15 necting the same, auch way consisting of a trough, substautially as set forth.

4. 'lhe combination 0f the box B und the cover B, turnin g one upon the other, as specified, the pin a and spring b, as and for the 20 purpose specified.

5. The combination ot the box B, the cower B, the spring b, and the pin a, beveled on the top, as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM S. LAMSON.

Witnesses:

ALBERT M. MOORE, IRVINGS. PORTER. 

